1)Based on your readings this week, find a primary research article from a peer-reviewed journal that is in your area of interest (see the examples of peer-reviewed journals in the studies for assistance). This article will be the starting point for establishing a literature base for your potential research proposal topic. Throughout this course, you will be finding appropriate journal articles to support your study.
After reading the journal article, specifically describe how this research advanced scientific knowledge in the specialization area by answering all of these three questions:
Does the study address something that is not known or has not been studied before? Ask, “How is this study new or different from other studies?”
If your research questions are studied, how could your findings impact your field of interest? (“So What?”)
What possible practical implications do you predict the results of your research will have? For instance, what will be the impact of these results on your sample, your site location, or your workplace? (“Who Cares?”)
2)Identify three possible research questions that are of interest to you and share them in this discussion. Describe why these questions are of interest to you.
Keep in mind that you will be selecting one of these for your class project. Make sure you have a topic that is neither too narrow nor too broad. You will submit your potential topic and research question for your research proposal next week.
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